Enter the tube. enter the moment.
Learn to ride barrels through a complete approach —
surf technique, ocean understanding, breath, mobility, and focus.
School of Barrels is a surf experience through the path of becoming a tube rider.
The barrel is not a maneuver. It’s a spontaneous creation of the wave.
For a surfer, it's moment that demands everything:
your breath, your focus, your timing — and your ability to stay present under pressure.
This is what we train.
What is School of Barrels?
Understanding begins before the wave - and continues long after the session ends.
The Path
Becoming a tube rider is not a single step journey.
It’s a sequence — a process that prepares you long before the moment arrives.
At School of Barrels, we follow a path that connects body, breath, and understanding — so that when the wave comes, you are already there.
01. Breath
Learning to stay calm when everything accelerates.
Breath is not separate from surfing — it shapes how you react, decide, and recover inside the wave.
02. Understanding
Reading waves, lineups, and timing.
The more you understand how the ocean behaves, the less you rely on urgency or guesswork.
03. The Barrel
Not a goal to chase —
but a state that appears when preparation meets the right moment.
This is the path we train - before, during and beyond every session.
Surf Camps
Immersive experiences designed for surfers ready to deepen their relationship with the ocean — combining guided surf sessions, breath practices, and daily analysis.
Mentawai Islands - Onboard experience
Remote, powerful, and deeply transformative.
The Mentawai experience is built around world-class reef waves and a slower rhythm of learning — where every session becomes an opportunity to refine presence, timing, and decision-making in real conditions.
• Guided surf sessions
• Daily surf analysis
• Breath and mobility practices
• Small group immersion
This is not just a surf trip.
It’s a space to evolve through the ocean.
Chase barrels by boat, time the tides, and surf waves that demand commitment.
This is raw, remote, no-compromise surfing—for surfers who want the real thing.
Banyak islands - Onboard Experience
Wild islands. Empty lineups. All-day adventure.
The Banyak Islands offer a quieter environment where progression happens through consistency rather than pressure.
Perfect for surfers looking to develop confidence in reef conditions while maintaining space to observe, learn, and integrate.
• Boat-based exploration
• Personalized guidance
• Calm learning environment
• Focus on positioning and timing
User-friendly reef breaks, fewer crowds, and nonstop waves.
Explore, progress, and score—without the pressure.
Every journey looks different - but the intention is always the same: clarity in the water.
What Our Clients Say
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I just want to thank Lucas who is introducing this surf revolution which is surf camp that involves training, mental practices, yoga, breath work, meditation - everything you can imagine and it was so rewarding for everyone in all surf aspect! I want to keep practicing, and I want my son to practice this school with the School of Barrels! So stoked!
— Marcelo Buratto -
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Mentawai surf trip with School of Barrels could be called School of Life cause I will definitely take all the knowledges and methodology that to my daily life.— Guilherme Soares de Lima
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It’s not just about barrel, it’s from the basic to the very top skills including how to position on the wave. It was so amazing! Thank you brother!
— Leo Krewer -
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You know a trip is truly good when, at the end, you ask yourself: “Would I do it again?” School of Barrels is definitely one of those journeys—one that has to be repeated. For anyone who surfs, this project is a real game-changer when it comes to learning how to get barreled.
— Fabio Nettuno
These experiences are not the result of luck — but the result of a different way of approaching the ocean.
The Deeper Purpose
School of Barrels exists to change the way surfers relate to the ocean — and to themselves.
We believe that the search for the barrel is not only about performance, but about presence.
Through breath, movement, and understanding, we help surfers develop confidence without recklessness, progression without pressure, and a deeper connection to every moment in the water.
Our mission is simple:
To guide surfers toward a calmer, clearer, and more conscious experience of surfing — where every wave becomes part of a greater journey.
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Progression isn’t about age — it’s about awareness.
Many surfers only begin to understand waves deeply after years in the water, when rushing stops and observation starts. -
Because the body reacts faster than the mind.
Most hesitation comes from uncertainty, not lack of courage.
When you understand what the wave is about to do, that moment becomes quieter. -
You’re seeing the outside, not the inside.
Even experienced surfers carry doubt — they’ve just learned how to move with it instead of fighting it.
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Heavy doesn’t always mean aggressive.
Sometimes it means slower decisions, better positioning, and knowing when not to go.
The path is not about proving yourself — it’s about understanding where you truly belong. -
Information isn’t the same as integration.
Real change usually happens when breath, body, and environment are trained together — not separately.
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Then you’re exactly where this work begins.
School of Barrels was created for surfers who value presence more than performance, and clarity more than hype.
FAQs
Meet the Founder
LUCAS DE NARDI
School of Barrels was created by Lucas De Nardi — surfer, surf guide, and yoga teacher.
His journey reflects a simple truth:
you don’t need to be the best surfer in the lineup to get barreled.
You need presence, understanding, and commitment —
and a method that shows you not only what to do, but why it matters.
